First it was Disney offering special phones parents could use to keep tabs on their wayward progeny; now Verizon Wireless is getting in on the act, launching a new Chaperone service which leverages GPS technology build into LG Migo cellular phones to create two new service offerings for parents:
Chaperone Child Locator enables parents to locate their child’s phone from a PC via the Chaperone Web Site, or using their own mobile phone via a Chaperone mobile application available from Verizon’s Get It Now virtual store. Parents can issue one-time requests for a the location of a child’s phone and have it displayed on a map. Parents can aso program the Migo phone’s dedicated automatic calling buttons over the air using the Chaperone Web site, or customize other Chaperone settings.
